Daily Themed Crossword April 9, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 9, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
April 9, 2021 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Old what's-___-name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Elvis ___ left the building" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Matterhorn for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Jet __ (watercraft) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Woods professional golfer who studied at Stanford University for two years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Chinese "way" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Did great on as a test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Olive ___ Popeye's girl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Sigourney ___ seven-time Golden Globe nominee who graduated from Stanford University with a BA in English | Show answer | 6 | |
| #10 | Put pen to paper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Like a blue moon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Beauty ___ the eye of the beholder": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Comfortable casual shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Ernie of the PGA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Of that ___ (type) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Like hazardous winter roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Artist's stand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Evan ___ American businessman who co-founded Snap Inc. and studied product design at Stanford | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Great mystery | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Ram constellation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | ___ Stark Sansa's father in "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Backyard storage spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Kristoff's pet reindeer in "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Letterman's former network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Melodious church group | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Half a bray | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Pertaining to the mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Rabbit's foot or a four-leaved clover e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | "The Motorcycle Diaries" author ___ Guevara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Glacier breakaway briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | "___ looking at you kid" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Appetizer follower | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | "For heaven's ___!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Baseball stitching | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Waist cincher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Not good | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Slangy turndown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Stir-fry pan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Hot cutting beam | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ Brin entrepreneur who co-founded Google and graduated Stanford University with a Master of Computer Science | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | One way to stop a boxing bout: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Peter ___ German-American entrepreneur who graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Voyage with Spock? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Retail haven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "I Pity the Fool" star: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Spanish miss for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "___ sells seashells ... " | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Drip-feed tubes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Employee's badge: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "___ number on" (deceive): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Shop ___ You Drop" (popular game show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Kit __ (candy bar brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Mike ___ entrepreneur who co-founded Instagram and graduated from Stanford University with a Master of Science | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Angelina Jolie's supermodel role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Roush of baseball fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Fishing pole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sheer curtain fabric | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Had a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Matrimonial vow: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Ride American astronaut who earned a PhD in physics from Stanford University | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Former world chess champion Mikhail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Sum up | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 9, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 9, 2021, a Friday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPIEGEL at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 9, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 9, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 9, 2021 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 63 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 9, 2021 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 9, 2021 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.